John Ehrett

It feels less like a summer blockbuster than a director’s effort to exorcise some demons of his own

This momentum is sometimes hamstrung by the film’s choppy narrative structure

Father Amorth’s fascinating career deserves a better cinematic outing than this one

This is what action filmmaking should be

Once you commit to the outrageous setup, the film gets straight to the point

There’s no time for sophisticated themes and literary allusions any more — it’s all about CGI

It packs an emotional wallop, though its religious motifs leave something to be desired

It could have been compelling, but politics trumped plot

This one deserved better than the January chopping block

There is a strange beauty beneath the film’s grease and grime

It’s reflective and culminates with some surprisingly Christian-inspired imagery

It satirizes elite exotic experiences that come at the expense of the help

Is Ryan Coogler’s sequel worth the watch?

The third in the trilogy trades a high body count for a sophisticated reckoning with evil

The film focuses less on overbearing ideology than on living well

Welcome to 2022, when movies hew the progressive line and audiences walk out polarized

The real-life kingdom of Dahomey was not so progressive

This reincarnation of a classic chooses pointless nihilism over redemption

Though you do get to see Idris Elba punch a lion

The fun thriller breaks up the summer’s lengthy movie drought